Melbourne’s oppressive temperatures may have tested the resilience of many of the world’s best tennis players, but the cream has once again reached the top of the men’s table as all the big names on the court have reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. and the tournament has been going on since
Novak Djokovic has ridden his opponents in his inimitable style, consolidating his place at the top of the betting to win a fourth consecutive crown, and the Serb is an 8/11 at the best price to win the coveted trophy this weekend, but Nole will surely have to produce his best Tennis with the usual doubtful in the neck.
Rafael Nadal is another who has excelled in this event so far, reaching the round of the last eight without alarm, and he is next at 5/2, while the four-time winner Roger Federer has sent the highly acclaimed Jo Wilfried Tsonga to book his place against the British Andy Murray, who had to work in his last eliminator and he is the next to
While Djokovic and Nadal were to spend their quarterfinals each against Stanislas Wawrinka and Grigor Dimitrov, the other two quarterfinals were to be a titanic pair of clashes with the aforementioned Federer and Murray, while the final match would be played against the little Spaniards David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych, both capable of shining under the Melbourne sun.
Things may be going according to plan for the men’s draw as the elite continue to dominate the Division, but the women’s division suffered a major shock in the fourth round as Ana Ivanovic achieved a career record to defeat the favorite Serena Williams and send shock waves around the world tournoi.et do something
Ivanovic may have won William’s huge scalp, which was a great pleasure for the tournament, but the dizzying Serb is available at 7/1 in various companies to land her first Australian Open, and the bookmakers have duly listed Victoria Azarenka as the favorite as she aims for her third Spin victory in the first round
Azarenka, an 11/10 success with the winner of the bet, will face difficult tests in her quest for the Triple and Li Na has been thriving recently and should book her place in the semifinals with a comfortable success over Flavia Pennetta and the second favorite 3/1 desperate to make up for the last defeat of the French national champion
It seems difficult for one of the other contenders to win an important shot in the women’s ranking and that is why Simona Halep is next in the 14/1 bets for what is also turning into a Crack Tournament, and in the coming days we are ready for epic clashes in the extremely hot conditions of Australia.